S.C. Code Ann. § 44-93-130: Refusal to issue or renew registration to transport, or permit to operate; rehabilitation.

(A) The director may refuse to issue or renew a registration to transport infectious waste or a permit to operate a facility if he finds that within five years of the application for a registration or permit, the applicant has been:

(1) convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude by a court of law and all appeals have been exhausted;

(2) convicted pursuant to a violation of this chapter or any other laws of this State pertaining to solid or hazardous waste punishable as a felony; or

(3) adjudicated in contempt of a court order pertaining to the enforcement of a provision of this chapter or any other state or federal laws governing hazardous waste.

(B) The director may issue a registration or permit if the person has affirmatively demonstrated rehabilitation. The director, in making this determination, shall consider whether:

(1) the person has established formal controls and environmental auditing programs which would enhance compliance and prevent the occurrence of future violations; and

(2) the personal conduct of the person after the conviction or adjudication as it relates to the provisions and purposes of this chapter and any subsequent recommendations of other persons since rehabilitation.